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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Children wash their hands

Sanitation and hygiene

UNICEF works with governments to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all

Young girls wash their hands at an EU-funded, UNICEF-supported water point in Somaliland.

Water and environment

UNICEF works with governments to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

A woman in PPE carries two buckets

Water makes COVID-19 treatment sites safe

Providing good sanitation and hygiene in Malawi health centres

A boy in a protective face mask holds a bar of blue soap

Blue soap in Burundi helps millions protect themselves

Soap produced at a subsidized cost puts hand hygiene within reach of the average household.

A group of students in Ethiopia

Sanitation and Hygiene for All

UNICEF and LIXIL ‘Make A Splash!’ partnership progress report

(PDF, 3,58 MB)

A girl collects water

Eritrea commits to access to clean water, sanitation for all

At regional meeting for finance ministers

Report cover

Water Diagnostic Study for Eastern and Southern Africa

Country screening, assessment and potential for bankable and blended finance projects in the WASH sector

(PDF, 3,16 MB)

Baby cradled in an adult’s hands

Baby WASH Programming

Integrating water, sanitation and hygiene interventions across sectors to impact child health outcomes

(PDF, 5,45 MB)

A nutrition expert instructs a mother on how to prepare a meal for her child

Irish Aid provides Euro 1 million to UNICEF Eritrea for its Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) for 2020

Since 2015, Ireland has provided the Eritrea Humanitarian Action for Children with €5.5 million

Odwa Gogwana, 18, overlooks the suburb of Hout Bay, from Imizamu Yethu Township in South Africa

Multiple Deprivation in Secondary Cities

By 2050, 6 out 10 people in Africa will live in urban areas and 70 per cent of them will be children and youth

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